Saint-Thégonnec
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Notre-Dame Church in parish close
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 Saint-Thégonnec
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Location within Brittany region
Saint-Thégonnec
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| Coordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°WCoordinates: 48°31′19″N 3°56′43″W / 48.5219°N 3.9453°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Saint-Thégonnec | |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Solange Creignou | |
| Area1 | 41.76 km2 (16.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,630 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29266 /29410 | |
| Elevation | 7–216 m (23–709 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Saint-Thégonnec (Breton: Sant-Tegoneg) is a former commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner.
The village is noted for its very elaborate parish close, one of a number in the area, which include Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau.
Inhabitants of Saint-Thégonnec are called Saint-Thégonnecois.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
A parish close is an enclosed area around the parish church, including the church yard and a number of other features.
In common with others in the area, the Saint-Thégonnec close features a large ceremonial entrance arch, stressing the importance of the close as a focus for pilgrimage and pardons. An impressive calvary or crucifix forms the focus of the church yard. As at nearby Lampaul-Guimiliau, there is a separate charnel house or ossuary, with a life-sized tableau of the Entombment of Christ.
The interior of the church is exemplary of the local version of Baroque style, with a large quantity of polychrome sculpture and decoration, including a spectacular pulpit.
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